West Cork drug-dealer 'unlikely to re-offend' avoids jail

The court heard the man "is holding down a full-time job, staying drug-free and attending with his addiction counsellor"

Gardaí found cocaine with a street value of €5,900 underneath the man's bed along with a digital weighing-scales, two mobile phones and a large number of deal bags. Picture: iStock

An Enniskeane man who as actively involved in cocaine-dealing in rural areas of West Cork has been given a fully suspended three-year sentence.

Ian Murphy was sentenced by Judge Dara Hayes at Cork Circuit Criminal Court. A stash of over €5,000 worth of cocaine — along with two mobile phones, deal bags and a weighing scales — was found in his bedroom during a drugs search.